Incan mummies (mallki) which escaped looters have, in most cases, been excellently preserved. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction...
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Both the Egyptian and Inca cultures treated their deceased differently based on social hierarchy within the culture....
Designed at human scale, Chinese gardens are meant to be comfortable, intriguing, and pleasing at every turn....
Looking at the sum of knowledge when Alexander began his conquests from Macedon, the tiny kingdom in...
Caria was ruled by satraps who were subject to Cyrus the Great. Introduction Located at the crossroads...
Piracy was engaged in by governments and was often considered a legitimate act of war. Introduction Piracy,...
Exploring visual elements that deepens our comprehension of another world across the footlights and under the proscenium....
In the nineteenth century, enterprising toy makers developed a novel way to bring theater into the home....
Seventy-seven years ago, a telegram bearing a horrifying and unforgettable message reached America’s foremost Jewish leader. It...
Looking at ancient Israeli construction and architecture, writing, industrial tools, and weapons of war. Introduction Technology enabled...
Wealthy patrons, like kings and emperors, often commissioned prominent artists and architects to design their gardens. Introduction...
This garden is so vast and rich as to enclose within it many forms of pleasure not...
Neither the course nor the conclusion of the Peloponnesian War was foreseeable at its outset. Of the...
Riis as a writer, photographer, lecturer, advocate, and ally for reform to address the poverty many ignored....
Social class was prevalent and largely property-based in the colonies. The Colonial Elite Overview In New England...
The tale begins after Ra had created the world and was king of the gods and humanity....
One lived on in the presence of the gods, doing as one had done on earth, with...
New York’s Union Square is an important site in American labor history. One scholar’s research illustrates the...
From public notes and broadsides to catchpennies and printed songs, examining the variety of street literature which...
The history of the Society of Jesus’ first missions is a story of great journeys. Abstract During...
The artist uses her craft to represent and raise awareness of Asian-American history and identity. Jasmine Cho...
They were all about family and work. “And so you know the difficulty in becoming an American....
The Whitney hall was once one of the crown jewels of the museum, alongside the halls of...
Tea drinking in Japan became nothing less than an art form. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The Japanese...
Why a 19-year-old Frenchman traded Versailles for Valley Forge. The 19-year-old Marquis de Lafayette had met only...
There is little evidence remaining from the pre-Roman worship, as they left little footprints of their spiritual...
The war over-extended the capabilities of the Soviet empire, as other military engagements have helped to bring...
These burial places formed the centers of small-scale chiefdoms and shared a set of sculptural motifs and...
Deep in the Colorado Plateau, there are paintings from an ancient people. Of the thousands of Native...
A scribe would be remembered, not only by family and friends, but by a much larger audience...